The is one of five active Armies of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force headquartered in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Its responsibility is the defense of the Tōhoku region.
Organization
North Eastern Army, in Sendai 6th Division, in Higashine, responsible for the defense of Fukushima, Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures. 20th Infantry Regiment, in Higashine 22nd Rapid Deployment Regiment, in Tagajō 44th Infantry Regiment, in Fukushima 9th Division, in Aomori, responsible for the defense of Akita, Aomori and Iwate prefectures. 5th Infantry Regiment, in Aomori 21st Infantry Regiment, in Akita 39th Infantry Regiment, in Hirosaki North Eastern Army Artillery Regiment, at Camp Iwate, in Takizawa 1st Artillery Battalion, at Camp Kōriyama, in Kōriyama 2nd Artillery Battalion, at Camp Iwate, in Takizawa 3rd Artillery Battalion, at Camp Kōriyama, in Kōriyama 4th Artillery Battalion, at Camp Iwate, in Takizawa Target Acquisition Battery, at Camp Iwate, in Takizawa North Eastern Army Air Corps, in Sendai 110th Aviation Squadron, at Camp Hachinohe, in Hachinohe North Eastern Army Helicopter Battalion, in Sendai North Eastern Army Air Traffic Control and Meteorological Company, in Sendai North Eastern Army Airfield Maintenance Company, in Sendai North Eastern Army Combined (Training) Brigade, in Sendai 38th Infantry Regiment (Reserve), in Tagajō 2nd Non-Commissioned Officer Training Battalion, in Sendai 119th Training Battalion, in Tagajō 2nd Engineer Brigade, in Shibata 10th Engineer Group (Construction), in Shibata 11th Engineer Group (Construction), in Fukushima 104th Equipment Battalion, in Shibata 301st Beach Obstacle Company, in Shibata 312th Vehicle Company, in Shibata North Eastern Army Signal Regiment, in Sendai 102nd Command Post Signals Battalion, in Sendai 103rd Base Systems Signals Battalion, in Sendai 301st Central Signals Company, in Sendai North Eastern Army Logistic Support, in Sendai 102nd Supply Battalion (Reserve), in Sendai 105th Engineer Support Battalion (supports the 2nd Engineer Brigade), in Shibata 108th General Support Battalion (supports the 6th Division and 9th Division), in Sendai North Eastern Army Transport Battalion, in Sendai 301st Ammunition Company (Reserve), in Sendai 301st Infantry Support Company (supports the 38th Infantry Regiment), in Kōriyama 303rd Anti-Aircraft Support Company (supports the 5th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group), in Hachinohe 303rd Signals Support Company (supports the North Eastern Army Signals Regiment), in Sendai 305th Artillery Support Company (supports the North Eastern Army Artillery Regiment), at Camp Iwate, in Takizawa 307th Artillery Support Company (supports the 4th Surface-to-Ship Missile Regiment), at Camp Hachinohe, in Hachinohe 4th Surface-to-Ship Missile Regiment, at Camp Hachinohe, in Hachinohe (Type 88 surface-to-ship missile) 5th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group, at Camp Hachinohe, in Hachinohe (MIM-23 Hawk) North Eastern Army Intelligence Corps, in Sendai North Eastern Army Medical Corps, in Sendai North Eastern Army Command Post Training Support Company, in Sendai North Eastern Army Accounting Company, in Sendai North Eastern Army Band, in Sendai
North Eastern Army organization graphic
References
External links North Eastern Army Homepage (Japanese)